To keep ecosystems functioning well, it is important to provide indigenous food sources for beneficial insects throughout the entire year...
Category: Science
The farmer’s friend: a friend in need
The paddocks near my place in Porcupine Ridge are busy with visitors. Almost a hundred Straw-necked Ibis may be seen there each day, first on one paddock then in the other; busy probing the soil with long bills and stalking through the grass tussocks...
From grazing pasture to grassy woodland: a restoration success story
The area now known as the La Trobe Wildlife Sanctuary has experienced a dramatic transformation over the years. Located at the La Trobe University campus in Bundoora, the Sanctuary is one of the longest running ecological restoration projects in Australia...
Fur and Flowers: Melbourne’s Mammalian Pollinators
These days there’s a lot of buzz surrounding pollinators. When most of us think of them, our minds quickly turn to bees and butterflies. However, in Australia we have a diverse range of warm-blooded pollinators working through the night to keep our forests growing strong, and many of them call our city home...
A Smile from a Swoop
Australian magpies are renowned swoopers, but there are several other species that strike fear into the hearts of passers-by...